MacStories Team

3292 posts on MacStories since July 2011

Articles by the MacStories team. Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.

Interview: Kyle Seth Gray

Twitter: @kylesethgray. Digital marketer, cyclist, Club MacStories member. This week we learned that Kyle Seth Gray is very good at keeping a secret. We were surprised and delighted to see his familiar face pop up in the middle of an Apple video featuring stories of people whose lives have been changed by the Apple Watch....


Interesting Links

Michael Rockwell of Initial Charge has compiled an excellent list of iOS utility apps that can help make your life easier in a variety of ways. (Link) TechCrunch makes the case for building QR code scanning into mobile phone cameras as a way to make the codes more useful to a broader audience. (Link) Spotify...


Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

We have a very special episode of AppStories lined up for next week, which will be released one day later than usual on Tuesday, September 19th, to coincide with the publication of Federico’s iOS 11 review, which he and John will discuss in detail....



In This Issue

Giveaways of hundreds of iOS app codes to celebrate Club MacStories’ anniversary month, Bear, Favorite September 12th Keynote Surprises, an interview with Kyle Seth Gray, Jake Bowling’s Home screen, plus the usualWorkflow Corner, Weekly Q&A, Tip, App Debuts, stickers,Links, and recap of MacStories articles....


Club MacStories Anniversary Month

It’s Club MacStories anniversary month, and in addition to the discounts announced yesterday, we will be announcing giveaways of some of our favorite apps in each Weekly newsletter for the remainder of September. The giveaways will work just like the Club Perks we do periodically. Use the link below to enter your Club MacStories email...


Interview: Anders Borum

Twitter: @palmin. Developer of Working Copy. 1. At MacStories we use your app, Working Copy, to share Markdown drafts of articles with each other, which is probably a pretty uncommon use for the app. Who is your typical customer and what types of things have you seen Working Copy used for? My customers are typically...


Home Screen: Ben McCarthy

Twitter: @BenRiceM. Developer of Obscura. The first thing you’ll probably notice about my Home screen is that I organise my apps by colour. There’s also a number of habits that have remained the same for years (like having the Phone app in my dock, despite not using it regularly). I’m also a real sucker for...


Interesting Links

The New York Times revealed that the Boston Red Sox have been using Apple Watches to steal hand signals of rival catchers and relay them to a runner on second base, who would then signal the batter. Major League Baseball is investigating the allegations. (Link) Microsoft and Amazon have teamed up to make their voice-controlled...